Chapter 22 Chapter XXII Romeo's Roman Holiday

The day of the National Academy of Fine Arts Painting Selection Competition is coming soon.The top three winners from this competition will qualify for the national Margherita Competition.The painting competition, named after the Italian national flower daisy Margherita, is well-known throughout Italy and Europe, and many accomplished masters came from here. The bright and spacious hall of the Academy of Fine Arts is filled with the entries of the students. In addition to more than ten full-time outstanding professors including the principal of the academy, many authoritative figures in the art field were also specially invited to participate in the event. review.

In fact, evaluating a work of art is nothing more than those steps.One, what is this?That is, the most intuitive visual experience when seeing a work.This part is done with color and line.Second, how?That is to say, from the technique of painting, it can be observed how the author completed the work.The third and most important thing is feeling.Feelings are something that can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words, and what kind of feeling is conveyed by a painting, and how to convey this feeling is a manifestation of talent and aura. This is also the determining factor of a good work.

Divided according to grades and majors, Liu Xia's class was placed in an unobtrusive position.But good wine is not afraid of deep alleys, and Aflona's excellent work still attracted many professionals to watch. "Girl in the Flower Market" is a very classical painting. She adopted a stage setting method, using harmonious and elegant composition and delicate and soft colors to depict a girl selling flowers in the flower market.Under the light of the moon, the large white roses are all dyed with a light blue tone, and the petals are transparent, as if trembling slightly with the wind under the moonlight, as if there will be a floral fragrance wafting at any time Come over, and the most outstanding one is the girl, who seems to be worried that the flowers have not been sold out, her beautiful face has a hint of melancholy, and the rich changes in the character's heart are integrated with the surrounding scenery, achieving an ingenious combination.

The professors were full of praise. The skill shown in this work has surpassed many senior students, and it easily stood out among so many works. "Professor Julio, if there are no accidents, this work should be able to take the first place. It is indeed a student you have taught." The vice-principal praised a few words without losing the opportunity. But Julio kept frowning, "Why are there no works by Gong Liuxia?" The vice-principal also looked puzzled, "I don't know what's going on. When I asked to submit the work yesterday, Gongliu Xiafei said that there was still one place that needed to be revised, so I asked me to give her another night. It was delivered in the morning before the opening. But now the reviews have already started...I think she can only be considered as abstained..."

"No!" Julio cut her off decisively, "Please wait a little longer." The vice-principal seemed a little embarrassed, "However, she was late at this time, she clearly didn't pay attention to this competition, if she didn't deal with it, it might cause dissatisfaction among other students, I think..." "Then give her another half hour. You don't want to lose a promising painter because of this half hour." Julio's tone was very firm. The vice-principal had a surprised expression on his face, it was rare to hear such words from Julio, but since he was so sure, there must be something special about Gong Ruxia.

Just like other big cities in Europe, traffic jams are also an annoying thing that often plagues Rome's transportation department.Just like now, a small traffic accident has basically paralyzed the traffic, and all the vehicles coming and going are crowded at the intersection, blocking the road completely.The police who came to evacuate were dawdling in their work, and they were busy there for a long time without letting the car move.And the drivers seemed to be used to such a situation, and some even chatted with each other. Liu Xia looked out of the window anxiously, only to see the long car queue winding and extending to a very far place, and it was impossible to see the end at a glance.She couldn't help but secretly sighed, it's really unlucky, if it wasn't for the sudden discovery yesterday that a certain detail of the painting needed to be revised, it wouldn't have been delayed until today.I thought I could hand it in in time, but who knows that this happened again today?

Why are you so careless?Come out sooner if you know. This is great, if you go later, you may be disqualified from the competition! Thinking of this, she couldn't sit still any longer, and simply turned around to get the oil painting tube on the back seat. "Liu Xia, do you want to run to school?" Romeo saw through her attempt at once. "Otherwise, what should I do? I don't know when I'll wait like this." Liu Xia hugged the oil painting tube to his chest, "This is the only way." "It's quite far from your school, so you probably won't be able to get there in time?" Romeo poured cold water on her, "I think I'd better call the boss, anyway, this competition is sponsored by their family , as long as he says no..."

"Don't tell him!" Liu Xia hastily interrupted him, "I can do it myself, I don't want to owe him any more favors!" Romeo glanced at her thoughtfully, then turned his eyes out of the window again, and suddenly seemed to notice something flashed in front of him, he said "Wait a minute!", then opened the car door and ran out. Liu Xia couldn't figure out what he was going to do, just as he opened the car door and was about to run to school, he heard Romeo's voice from across the road, "Liu Xia, come here!" She looked in the direction of the voice, and was stunned for a moment, only to see that Romeo had obtained a simple motorcycle from nowhere, and was waving at her with a smile.

Time was running out, and she didn't care too much, picked up the oil painting tube and rushed over, jumping into the back seat with one stride! "Wear this." Romeo threw the only helmet to her, and smiled again, "Hold on to me, or I won't care if it falls." Liu Xia noticed this small detail, and couldn't help but feel a slight fluctuation in his heart.She didn't shirk any more, and simply hugged his waist generously.The boy's waist is slender and slender, but flexible and powerful, like a spring deer full of vitality, and there is a faint smell of fresh grass and trees wafting from him...

"Whoosh---------" The motorcycle quickly rushed out of the encirclement, turned into an alley, turned east and west, and blazed a trail of blood like lightning. "Romeo, where did this motorcycle come from?" Liu Xia shouted loudly from behind the car. "He snatched it!" Romeo replied bluntly, making her speechless for a long time. The little motorcycle turned around in the alley, and the warm wind blew past his ears, which made Liu Xia's mind slowly calm down.If you look at this speed, maybe you will be able to go to school soon. God bless, hope to catch up with the tryouts.

Compared with automobile technology, Romeo's motorcycle technology seems to be much gentler.Liu Xia felt very lucky, otherwise, with the way he drove the car, he would have been thrown out of the sky long ago.While shuttling through the streets and alleys, a familiar scene suddenly appeared in her mind—by the way, the reporter played by Parker in the movie Roman Holiday, didn’t he just use his VESPA motorbike Carrying a princess through the streets of Rome? It was the most romantic movie she had ever seen.Although, it has the saddest ending. "Liu Xia, have you watched Roman Holiday?" Romeo suddenly shouted.His voice was mixed with the whistling wind, but somehow it sounded very clear. There was a surprised expression on Liu Xia's face, and after thinking about it, she replied loudly, "I've seen it!" She didn't expect Romeo to think of this plot at the same moment... Is this also a kind of... tacit understanding?Then she heard the other party's laughter, "Hey, Liu Xia... I'll take you to the place you most want to go." She froze for a moment, then suddenly grabbed his clothes tightly and replied, "I want to go back to the past, is that okay?" The other party seemed to be silent for a while, and then laughed again, "Liu Xia, the past is too far away! It seems that the gasoline on this motorcycle is not enough to go there. However, the future is very near. Do you want to go?" Liu Xia couldn't help but bend the corners of her mouth, "Then go to a place where gasoline can support you." Romeo didn't say anything, but hummed a relaxing song casually, and the little motorcycle seemed to follow the rhythm of his singing and continued to twist and move forward in the streets... The familiar melody made Liu Xia recognize him immediately Humming is the episode Am I That Easy to Forget (unforgettable) in Roman Holiday, They say you've found somebody new But that won't stop my loving you I just can't let you walk away... Some say you've found a new friend But I still can't stop loving you I can't get you out of my head... His singing seems to have an indescribable magic power, which can virtually cleanse the hidden irritability in people's hearts.Just like now, although she was in a hurry to participate in the trials, Liu Xia felt a peace that she had never felt before... The wind is blowing gently, the sun in Rome is so bright... As soon as Romeo's small motorcycle stopped at the gate of the Academy of Fine Arts, Liu Xia rushed in like an arrow. Giulio, who was smoking a cigarette at the entrance of the hall, seemed relieved when he saw her appear, dragged her into the exhibition hall without asking anything, and asked the staff in the hall to help hang her paintings.The professionals present were obviously a little dissatisfied with Liu Xia's late arrival, so they didn't have much hope for her works, but continued to talk about Avrona's works, which obviously had put Avrona's works into consideration. set as number one.So much so that when Liu Xia's painting was hung on the wall, none of these people looked back. Only the vice principal casually looked back because he was a little concerned about Julio's words. Several other professors were having a lively conversation, and suddenly wanted to hear the vice-principal's opinion, but they didn't respond after calling him a few times.At this time, everyone was surprised to find that his eyes were fixed on the painting that had just been hung—— From the sky in the distance to the trees in the foreground, there is a very natural transition from Paris blue to ultramarine blue. The calm and rich colors combined with delicate and soft warm tones, faintly have a sense of color full of impressionism. . But what attracts the eyes is the joyful and pure atmosphere conveyed in the painting.Two children who were picking red berries squatted on the ground, one happily looked at the fruit full of branches and smirked, while the other couldn't help picking it and put it in his mouth.The most touching detail is that while the child put it in his own mouth, the other hand also took a cranberry and stuffed it into the mouth of the smirking child.The sunlight in early spring softly shines on the trees and the light reflected from the children, making the whole scene vivid and full of spring atmosphere. The childlike friendship between the two children is even more cleansed and unpretentious.The viewers can't help but smile, but at the same time feel nostalgic for the good old days. Maybe life is like this, people who want to cherish will leave one by one, and the time you want to cherish will pass away bit by bit. Nothing can stay. It was quiet all around for a long, long time.Everyone seems to be recalled by this painting at the same time, distant childhood memories, or meditate, or meditate, or smile, or melancholy... Each has his own thoughts and feelings. Until a professor's voice broke the unusual silence, "Oh God, it's so perfect!" As soon as his words fell, everyone expressed their opinions one after another. Almost all of them were unanimous, and they all praised this work. "Professor Julio, what do you think?" "It's an exaggeration to use the word perfect. The lines, composition and colors of this painting are excellent, but there are still flaws in the transition, such as here..." Julio first picked a lot of faults with his usual venomous tongue , and suddenly came another turning point, "However, if a painting is used to describe a person, the lines are his bones, the colors are his flesh and blood, and the emotions conveyed are his soul." He paused, "The soul of the painting, I see very clearly." Liu Xia couldn't believe his ears, it was really hard to get such an evaluation from Professor Julio... "Gong Liuxia, you go to class first, the final result will be announced in three days." The vice principal smiled and patted her on the shoulder, with an extremely kind expression on his face. Liu Xia nodded, and glanced at Julio again, and saw that he was still looking at the work, with a strange expression on his face, as if he was caught in some kind of elusive thought. Three days later, the selection results were announced. There are three candidates selected to participate in the National Margherita Competition this time, among which students from lower grades accounted for two of them.This result was already unexpected, but what surprised all the students in the school was that the first place was actually a Chinese name -- Liuxia Gong. Everyone is familiar with this name, but many people know her only as the ex-girlfriend of star Toto.So when the news came out, many senior students came to see who this freshman was. Naturally, there was a lot of discussion among the classmates, some sincerely congratulated, some were disappointed, some lamented, and some made sarcastic remarks, such as Anna's best friends.But Anna herself didn't know if she was frightened last time, but this time she didn't dare to say a word, but expressed her dissatisfaction with a dark complexion. Because Alfonso had visited the studio in person last time, several students expressed doubts about whether Liu Xia won with her true skills, but after going to see her work, no one said anything more. Aflona congratulated her in a gracious manner, but at the same time, she also sent her a new letter of challenge virtually. Camilla and Shizuka are naturally really happy for her. Shizuka is also an oriental person, and her expression is also subtle, while Camilla, who loves body language, gave her a hug and two kisses very affectionately. "By the way, Liu Xia, did you tell your family about this?" Shizuka asked with concern. "Well, I told them a long time ago." Liu Xia nodded with a smile.The moment she got the news, she called her parents to announce the good news.It is a joy to be able to share happy things with my parents.And now that her parents' lives are gradually getting on the right track, this makes her feel relieved a lot, and she has no worries about the future. "Liu Xia, let's celebrate this time!" Camilla excitedly suggested. Shizuka also nodded in agreement, "Then let's go to Lengyue, I will ask Miyamoto to prepare your favorite sukiyaki and sashimi platter." Just as Liu Xia was about to say yes, her cell phone rang suddenly. "Hello? I'm Liuxia...Professor Julio?" Hearing Liu Xia say this name, Camilla glanced at her quickly, and immediately turned to another place. "Oh, that's it...well, I'll pass it on to Mr. Alfonso. Well, I'll come and get it right away, bye." Liu Xia pressed the call button and showed a very melancholy expression to them , "Well, it seems that I can't go today. Professor Julio asked me to show the top three works to Alfonso, saying that this is the practice of the competition. The top three selected by each school must be selected by him. See for yourself." "It's okay, let's do it another day." Shizuka comforted her. "Is the relationship between Professor Julio and Mr. Alfonso good?" Camilla asked casually. Liu Xia shook her head, "I don't know either, I think they should be ordinary friends." She was not sure whether Professor Julio knew Alfonso's true identity.Because of the annual Margherita competition, she felt that the acquaintance between the two was reasonable and there was nothing doubtful about it. "Oh..." Camilla showed the original expression, and then blinked at her again, "But this time, Liu Xia, don't forget what you promised me before." Liu Xia was taken aback, "What?" Camilla seemed a little frustrated, "You won't forget. Whoever gets first three times will have the chance to draw Professor Julio..." Liu Xia laughed dumbly, "So what you said before is true... I always thought you were joking. Well, well, I will let you forget it when the time comes, and then you can find out by yourself." Answer." "That's a good idea." Camilla half-closed her eyes. Shizuka looked at them in a daze, "Can anyone tell me what you are talking about?" Liu Xia pursed her lips and smiled, "Go and ask her." As she said that, she pouted in Camilla's direction, but was a little surprised to see Camilla looking out the window thoughtfully, her expression looked like It looks weird and contradictory, like wanting to get rid of something but reluctant to get rid of it... Why would Camilla ask her to do such a strange thing? Is the back of Professor Julio really as she said? Got a tattoo of a one-eyed butterfly?